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College Career Centers Are Challenged in Preparing Students for Workby Alexandra Levit - Oct, 2012The skills gap is getting wider.
According to the Job Preparedness Indicator research conducted by the Career Advisory Board in late 2011, only 14 percent of hiring managers felt that job candidates had the requisite skills to fill open positions.
At the Career Advisory Board, which is presented by DeVry University, our mission is to help job seekers and careerists advance, so we decided to go to the front lines and as...

Does Gen Y Want to Run Your Company?by Alexandra Levit - Oct, 2012Bruce Tulgan is one of the top thinkers in the world of generational differences and intergenerational communication. In fact, he has served as a mentor to me in this space for the better part of a decade.
On his blog, Bruce recently shared this scenario:
At a major food conglomerate, summer interns are usually given an assignment, such as a big data-entry project, that they can complete during the course of their sum...

Employees Are Already Starting to Jump Shipby Alexandra Levit - Oct, 2012Many people (myself included) predicted a mass exodus of workers from their jobs when the economy picked up. According to a recent survey conducted by Robert Half International and OfficeTeam, a staffing service specializing in the placement of administrative professionals, it’s already happening.
According to Robert Hosking, executive director of OfficeTeam, the top reasons employees are quitting their jobs this spring i...

Help Them Grow or Watch Them Goby Alexandra Levit - Oct, 2012I am very fortunate to count Beverly Kaye among my smartest and savviest mentors. For those of you who might not know her, Bev is a pioneer in the field of talent management and career development and continues to innovate at the helm of a large HR consultancy and with her new book, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go.
Besides the title, I also love that the book debunks myths (Blind Spots, anyone)? Here are a few Bev offers...

Job Hoppers: Advice Before & After You Hopby Debra Wheatman - Oct, 2012There are many old adages associated with career success. One that remains true is, “Better to have a job to get a job.” Candidates who are employed fair much better when job-searching. In fact, the longer you are out of work, the more difficult to find work. Recently, Bullhorn Reach conducted a survey of 1,500 recruiters. Recruiters were asked to name the “single biggest obstacle” for a candidate. 39% surveyed named job-...

Scams Targeting the Unemployedby Debra Wheatman - Oct, 2012Unfortunately, there are people lurking behind the cover of seemingly legitimate offers. They are ready to steal your money. Often the most vulnerable are the ones targeted by these con artists. Who is more vulnerable that an unemployed person? With the sophistication of today’s technologies and communication methods, an individual with a modest operation can pose as a trustworthy corporation. However, we can outsmart thes...

Self-Plagiarism and Other Ethical Grey Areasby Alexandra Levit - Oct, 2012I know a very young and successful business book author named Jonah Lehrer. Lehrer has written two bestselling books and is frequently in the news, but last month it was not for a positive reason.
Slate – among other outlets – recently reported that Lehrer had been caught stealing…from himself.
“Media watcher Jim Romenesko claimed that Jonah, a newly minted New Yorker staff writer, copied his blog post “Why Smart Pe...

The Perfect Endingby Debra Wheatman - Oct, 2012Job seekers everywhere stress over how to write a cover letter. Some dread the task of writing the letter so much that they forego the letter entirely. The cover letter is essential. Not only does it entice the reader to read your resume, it is a sample of your writing. The cover letter must be professional and concise as you make a specific call to action. The final paragraph is where you conclude your message and compel...

The Nuances of Job-Seeking While You're Employedby Miriam Salpeter - Oct, 2012You may not be surprised to learn the best time to find a job is when you already have a job. Recent ERE.net research shows that some employers consider passive candidates—people not actively looking for work because they're employed—one of the best sources of hires.
When you consider that no job is forever, and the fact that the average employee will have between 10 and 15 jobs in a career, it's wise to take action to pos...

The Nuances of Job-Seeking While You're Employedby Miriam Salpeter - Oct, 2012You may not be surprised to learn the best time to find a job is when you already have a job. Recent ERE.net research shows that some employers consider passive candidates—people not actively looking for work because they're employed—one of the best sources of hires.
When you consider that no job is forever, and the fact that the average employee will have between 10 and 15 jobs in a career, it's wise to take action to pos...

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